50 Greatest Musical Numbers In Film History

22. Shall We Dance - The King And I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgVPnWmUqd4 If there are relationships on film more emotionally fulfilling than the one that exists between Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr in The King and I, there certainly aren't many. They just have a tremendous amount of chemistry with one another, even though they don't actually have a romantic relationship on screen. Brynner is King Mongkut of Siam, and Kerr is a governess he has hired to teach his legions of children. He's eager to learn more about Western ways, so that he and Siam may appear enlightened in the eyes of Europe. In this scene, she's teaching him to do the polka, but their pesky unresolved sexual tension keeps getting in the way. Opulent scenery, wonderful actors, and a truly painful looking dress: what more could you ask for?

21. Chava Ballet Sequence - Fiddler On The Roof

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juuhx884ylM Fiddler on the Roof is literally teeming with catchy songs that almost everyone with a pulse knows the words to: Matchmaker, Tradition, If I Were a Rich Man, the list goes on and on. Chava is not one of those songs, yet somehow it still found its way on here thanks to the sheer beauty of the piece. Tevye has let his two elder daughters marry under unconventional circumstances, but he can't see any way to come to terms with what his third daughter Chava has done in eloping with a man of a different faith. So he sings his sad little song, mourning the loss of his daughter as though she were dead. The dancing in this scene is unassuming and well-choreographed, detailing Chava's life with her mother and sisters. The final moment where she must choose between the fiddler (representing tradition) and love, which then fades into a close-up of Tevye's heartbroken eyes, is stunning.